Question

Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery."

With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree. Immediately he became stuck to it as if with
glue. And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death
Whaty is the meaning of the simile in the underlined phrase?
Death's sigh was powerful and strong,
Death's sigh was playful and silly.
Death's sigh was loud but went unheard.
Death's sigh was sad but hopeful.
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Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm assuming the underlined part is "with a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb".

Here, the simile is comparing Death's sigh to a wind through a tomb. Obviously, wind can be quite loud. However, since there's no one alive in a tomb to hear this sigh, it will go "unheard".

This matches the answer choice C.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Death's sigh was loud but unheard because in a tomb no one is alive to hear it.